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ArticleeLife2018

Polycystin-2 is an essential ion channel subunit in the primary cilium of the renal collecting duct epithelium.

Xiaowen Liu, Thuy Vien, Jingjing Duan, Shu-Hsien Sheu, Paul G DeCaen, David E Clapham

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Article in eLife, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 118 papers.

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118citing papers in PubMed
15.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

118 citing papers in PubMed, 187 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaowen Liu *Department of Cardiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4730-2340
Thuy VienDepartment of Pharmacology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, United States.
Jingjing DuanDepartment of Cardiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States.
Shu-Hsien SheuDepartment of Cardiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0758-4654
Paul G DeCaen *Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, United States.
David E ClaphamDepartment of Cardiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4459-9428
Boston University · USNorthwestern University · US

Funding

The genetic identity of the primary cilia ion channels of kidney collecting duct cells and their regulation by internal calciumR00DK106655 · NIDDK · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI DECAEN, PAUL GREGORY · 2017 to 2019
$742k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIDDK NIH HHS R00 DK106655NIH HHS Carl W Gottschalk Research Scholar Grant from the American Society of Nephrology
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mutations in the polycystin genes,

Indexed as

AnimalsCationsCiliaEpithelial CellsHumansKidney TubulesMiceMice, TransgenicPotassiumSodiumTRPP Cation ChannelsCationsPotassiumSodiumTRPP Cation Channelsbiophysicscell biologymouseplasma membranepolycystin-1polycystin-2primary ciliastructural biology

Identifiers

PMID29443690
PMCPMC5812715
OpenAlexW2768079938

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